Banisteriopsis caapi

Ayahuasca, yagé

Botanical Suffix	(Spr. ex Griseb.) Morton

Harmine	0.45%	Dried stems. Average figure over 25 samples compiled by Ott in Ayahuasca Analogues. The figure represents total alkaloids, of which harmine is the major alkaloids, followed by tetrahydroharmine and then harmaline.
Tetrahydroharmine

Ayahuasca
"Ayahuasca" refers to a diverse complex of South American entheogenic brews, but classically comprises a source of DMT made orally active by the addition of a plant containing harmala alkaloids for monoamine oxidase inhibition.

"Vine of the Soul" Banisteriopsis caapi (ayahuasca, yage) usage, habitat, effects
The entire B. caapi section from 'Food of the Gods' by Schultes & Hofman
The Use of Psychoactive Plants Among the Hupda-Maku
A tribe's usage of Banisteriopsis caapi, Virola spp., Psychotria, and other plants
Ayahuasca & It's Mechanisms of Healing - by Marlene Dobkin de Rios
A classic study on Ayahuasca taken from Visionary Vine: Hallucinogenic healing in the Peruvian Amazon
Amazonian Vine of Visions, by Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
Intro taken from 'Ayahuasca - Human Consciousness and the Spirit of Nature' by Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
Banisteriopsis caapi from Ethnobotanical Leaflets
Banisteriopsis caapi from Southern Illinois University Carbondale / Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Ayahuasca Dreams (homepage, more info)
Ayahuasca Homepage (homepage, more info)
Excellent source of information on this entheogenic brew.
- Ayahuasca FAQ
  Frequently Asked Questions about Ayahuasca (related items...)
Chinchilejo (homepage, more info)
South american ethnobotanicals
Cielo Ethnobotanicals (homepage, more info)
"With the highest quality and ethics in mind"
Erowid (homepage, more info)
"Documenting the Complex Relationship between Humans and Psychoactives"
- Ayahuasca Page (related items...)
Miscellaneous URLs
- Tryptamine FAQ (related items...)

B. caapi vine
Young vine cultivated in a pot.
Banisteriopsis caapi Specimen
Image of a young cutting obtained from an anonymous online donor. The plant is 30 cm tall and is just recovering from shipping and exposure to frost. Leaf growth is healthy, but no vigorous vine growth has yet occurred. The plant is kept in a humidome.
Banisteriopsis caapi Specimen
Color photograph of potted plant.
Banisteriopsis caapi Specimen
Image of potted plant, from which cuttings were recently taken. Color photograph.
Banisteriopsis caapi
A huge B. caapi growing in the Amazon
Banisteriopsis caapi (large pile)
A large pile of harvested Banisteriopsis caapi prepared for distribution
Banisteriopsis caapi (ayahuasca) freshly cut
B. caapi from Eastern Peru on the jungle floor
Banisteriopsis caapi illustration
Black and white illustration of flowering B. caapi
Banisteriopsis caapi (yage, ayahuasca)
A huge B. caapi growing in the wild - Peru
Banisteriopsis caapi seed
B. caapi seed close-up

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Modified 3/22/2000 17:56:11

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